quequetzalcoah

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• quequetzalcoa (historical or obsolete spelling)

Etymology

A reduplicated plural form of Quetzalcōātl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [keːkét͡saɬˈkóː(w)aʔ]

Noun

quēquetzalcōah anim (plural only)

1. (they are) priests of the god Quetzalcoatl.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 2, f. 89r. col. 1:

     Quequetzalcoa. miniſtros de cierto ydolo que ſe llamaua quetzalcoatl.

     Quequetzalcoa. ministers of a certain idol they called Quetzalcoatl.